Paediatric First Aid - 2 Day Course

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Categories: First Aid - Paediatric , First Aid Training Courses

£130 per delegate. This may be less for special offers on specific course dates and in-company training courses

Duration: 2 days

Trainer: WA439C

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Course Overview
Course Dates

Learning Outcomes:

Unit One: Emergency Paediatric First Aid

- Understand the role and responsibilities of the paediatric first aider
- Be able to assess an emergency situation safely
- Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and breathing normally
- Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who is unresponsive and not breathing normally.
- Be able to provide first aid for an infant and a child who has a foreign body airway obstruction
- Be able to provide first aid to an infant and a child with external bleeding
- Understand how to provide first aid to an infant and a child who is suffering from shock
- Understand how to provide first aid to an infant and a child with anaphylaxis

Unit Two: Managing Paediatric Illness, Injuries and Emergencies

- Be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with injuries to bones, joints and muscles
- Be able to administer first aid to an infant and a child with head and spinal injuries
- Understand how to administer emergency first aid to an infant and a child with a chronic medical condition or sudden illness
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who is experiencing the effects of extreme heat and cold
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has sustained an electric shock
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with burns or scalds
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has been poisoned
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child who has been bitten or stung
- Understand how to administer first aid to an infant and a child with minor injuries
- Understand how to complete records relating to illnesses, injuries and emergencies

In line with the Resuscitation Council (UK) recommendation that use of an AED be integrated as part of the CPR sequence, we have revised the practical assessments accordingly:

The use of an AED is included in the practical assessments for CPR:

This will include instruction on:
• placing the AED pads correctly and
• following the AED instructions

Certification: QA Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid

The course either has new dates in data loading, or is only run as a dedicated or In Company course.

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